swampland flowers

christopher monti

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The following songs, along with nine others, are also available on Swampland Flowers.

  • Swampland Flowers Sampler (4:57, 4.5 MB)
    - Includes clips from The JCBFI Blues, The Bee Song, Julie Song #2, The Green Song, and Rat-Bat Astard.

Live Recordings

Solo

Chris Monti at the Fogartyville Cafe
25 November 2006

  1. Anna Lee (Monti)
  2. Introduction - King Solomon & Zen Master Nam Cheon (Monti)
  3. King Solomon & Zen Master Nam Cheon (Monti)
  4. Introduction - The JCBFI Blues (Monti)
  5. The JCBFI Blues (Monti)
  6. Introduction - The Bee Song (Monti)
  7. The Bee Song (Monti)
  8. Introduction - My Old Man (Monti)
  9. My Old Man (Monti)
  10. Introduction - Long in the Tooth (Monti)
  11. Long in the Tooth (Monti)

Chris Monti at the Mediator
2 December 2005

  1. My Babe (Dixon)
  2. Top of the Hill (Monti)
  3. Anna Lee (Monti)
  4. Christine & Adam's Song (Monti)
  5. Lucky Old Sun (Gillespie/Smith)
  6. King Solomon & Zen Master Nam Cheon (Monti)
  7. Long in the Tooth (Monti)

Electric

The Chris Monti Trio at the Century Lounge
18 January 2007

Chris Monti: Guitar, Vocals
Andrew Hlynsky: Drums
Nick Pagano: Electric Bass
  1. Country Boy in the City (Monti)
  2. Intro: King Solomon & Zen Master Nam Cheon
  3. King Solomon & Zen Master Nam Cheon (Monti)
  4. soundcheck music
  5. Saint James Infirmary (traditional)
  6. Violence (Monti)
  7. Intro: The Ocean Sleeper
  8. The Ocean Sleeper (Pagano)
  9. thanks
  10. Oporium (Monti)
  11. welcoming Mike to the stage
  12. Thin Unleaven (Monti)

The Chris Monti Dance Band at Tazza Caffe
11 July 2005

Chris Monti: Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Ed Demille: Handsonic
Francis Brennan: Electric Bass
Jacob Haller: Keyboards, Vocals
  1. Cities (Byrne)
  2. Rat Bat Astard (Monti)
  3. I Am The Slime (Zappa)
  4. Violence (Monti)
  5. Long in the Tooth (Monti)
  6. Naked Man (Newman)
  7. Ezra's Song (Haller)
  8. No Money Down (Berry)
  9. Country Boy in the City (Monti)
  10. Take Your Rest (Monti)
  11. Hard to Handle (Isbelle/Jones/Redding)
  12. I Feel Like Dynamite (Hamilton/Savoy/Walker)
  13. Rock & Roll (Reed)

Third Story Congress at the Call
2 December 2004

Chris Monti: Guitar, Vocals
Ed Demille: Percussion
Francis Brennan: Upright Bass
  1. Me & Curby (Monti)
  2. Talking and Intros
  3. "Hitchhiking"
  4. Rock & Roll> (Reed)
  5. Top of the Hill (part 1)> (Monti)
  6. King Solomon & Zen Master Nam Cheon (part 1)> (Monti)
  7. Folsom Prison Blues> (Cash)
  8. King Solomon & Zen Master Nam Cheon (part 2)> (Monti)
  9. Top of the Hill (part 2)> (Monti)
  10. "Thank you"
  11. The Man Who Lost His Fear Of God (Monti)

Low School (featuring Pam Murray and Ed DeMille) at the Olneyville Fall Festival
9 November 2002

Chris Monti: Guitar, Vocals
Gabe Luddy: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Pam Murray: Trombone
Alex Luddy: Bass
James Terris: Drums
Andy DeMille: Percussion
  1. cats (Monti)
  2. Take Your Rest (Monti)
  3. Absolutely Legless (Luddy)
  4. Julie Song #2 (Monti)
  5. You Got Me Hummin' (Hayes/Porter)
  6. Sleep (Luddy)
  7. Dead Flowers (Jagger/Richards)
  8. The Thrill Is Gone (Hawkins/Darnell)

Blue Toad Flax
June 1999

Chris Monti: Guitar
Dick Nudenberg: Bass
Ryan Ridgely: Drums
  1. Take 5 (Desmond)

Acoustic

The Killdevils at the Mediator
2 December 2005

Chris Monti: Harmonica, Vocals
Jacob Haller: Piano, Vocals
  1. Hybrid Car (Haller)
    Haller: vocals, piano / Monti: guitar
  2. Saint Louis Blues (Handy)
    Monti: vocals, guitar / Haller: vocals, piano
  3. Beans & Cornbread (Clark/Moore)
    Monti: vocals / Haller: piano, backing vocals
  4. Caldonia (Moore)
    Haller: vocals, piano / Monti: guitar

The Killdevils at Billy Goodes
21 January 2005

Chris Monti: Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Jacob Haller: Piano, Guitar, Vocals
  1. Chatter
  2. Mighty Long Time (Miller)
    Haller: vocals, guitar / Monti: harmonica
  3. Chatter
  4. The Dire Wolf (Garcia/Hunter)
    Monti: vocals, guitar / Haller: backing vocals, guitar
  5. Folsom Prison Blues (Cash)
    Monti: vocals, guitar / Haller: slide guitar
  6. Chatter
  7. Mick McGuire (traditional)
    Haller: vocals, guitar / Monti: guitar
  8. Rider On The Rain (Newman)
    Monti: vocals, guitar / Haller: piano
  9. Chatter
  10. The Midnight Special (Ledbetter)
    Haller: vocals, piano / Monti: harmonica
  11. Chatter
  12. That'll Never Happen No More (McTell)
    Haller: vocals, guitar / Monti: guitar
  13. Big Road Blues (Johnson)
    Haller: vocals, guitar / Monti: slide guitar
  14. Chatter
  15. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (Dylan)
    Monti: vocals, guitar / Haller: piano
  16. Chatter
  17. Leaving Home (Leighton/Leighton/Shields)
    Haller: vocals, guitar / Monti: guitar
  18. Life by the Drop (Bramhall/Logan)
    Monti: vocals, guitar / Haller: piano

Notes on downloading the songs

In most web browsers, you can right-click on the links to individual songs and select the 'download to disk' option.

For Mac OS users with a single-button mouse, holding down the 'ctrl' key and clicking on the link should bring up a menu that includes a 'download to disk' option.

If neither option works for you, you can send us an email describing the problem and we'll do what we can to assist you.

Thanks to Tom Boutell and his WWW FAQ for his assistance in setting up the 'listen' links above.

 

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